Tonight, Jimmy Buffett takes his 2010 Under The Big Top Tour back to where he began his musical career nearly 40 years ago: Nashville, Tennessee. It’s Buffett’s first time to perform a full show in the town since 2003. When asked recently why it had been so long since he’d been back to Nashville, Buffett said “Well, they closed the great outdoor amphitheater. What a stupid thing that was. I loved that place.”

The fans will probably appreciate being indoors tonight at the Bridgestone Arena though. The forecast for showtime is a 70% chance of thunderstorms.

As always, the entire show will be broadcast live on Radio Margaritaville on the web and on Sirius 31 / XM 55. The pre-show will begin around 7:30 pm CT and Jimmy will take the stage shortly after 8 pm.

Jimmy has been live-streaming video on USTREAM of the soundcheck and portions of the show. So be sure to tune in from 3:00-5:00 and then again during the show.

For Buffett’s return to Music City, The Tennessean has a special feature on his Nashville Connections complete with some rare photos.

The circus came to town Thursday night as Jimmy and the Reefers moved the Under The Big Top Tour to the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in St. Louis, Missouri.

Notable additions to the set list this time included “Piece of Work,” “Coconut Telegraph,” and “Bama Breeze.” A medley consisting of “L’Air de la Louisiane” with a verse of “Defying Gravity” in the middle was tonight’s final encore.

View the entire set list here.

Did you attend the show? Share your thoughts on our Discussion Board.

The first leg of the Under The Big Top Tour will conclude Saturday with a show in Nashville, TN. You can still get your tickets now!

Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band continue the first leg of the 2010 Under The Big Top Tour tonight with a show at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater (Riverport) in St. Louis.

You can listen to the show live on Radio Margaritaville at RadioMargaritaville.com or on Sirius 31 / XM 55. Tune in at 7:30 pm CT for the pre-show. Jimmy will take the stage shortly after 8 pm.

A great new addition to this year’s tour is the Big Top Tour USTREAM channel. Buffett has live streamed portions of the soundcheck, as well as several songs from both shows thus far. So surf over to the channel at 2 pm CT for live video of the soundcheck, and then tune in again during the show. Buffett even joined in on the chat during Tuesday’s soundcheck.

Also, I (Josh) from BuffettWorld will be at the show. So if you see the BuffettWorld banner in the parking lot, be sure to stop by and say hello!

And as always, you can follow along with the set list and chat with other parrotheads during the show on our forum.

The circus came to town Tuesday night as Jimmy and the Reefers moved the Under The Big Top Tour to the Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood in Atlanta, Georgia.

Notable additions to the set list this time included “Take Another Road,” “Woman Goin’ Crazy on Caroline Street,” and “Tampico Trauma.” “Lovely Cruise” was tonight’s final encore.

As sound-checked earlier, Zac Brown joined Jimmy and the Reefers for three songs throughout the night: “Where The Boat Comes From,” “A Pirate Looks at Forty,” and “Margaritaville.”

View the entire set list here.

Did you attend the show? Share your thoughts on our Discussion Board.

The Under The Big Top Tour will continue Thursday with a show in St. Louis, MO. You can still get your tickets now!

Jimmy Buffett’s 2010 Under The Big Top Tour continues tonight with a show at the Lakewood Amphitheater in Atlanta, Georgia.

You can listen to the show live on Radio Margaritaville at www.radiomargaritaville.com or on Sirus 31 / XM 55. Tune in at 7:30 pm ET for the pre-show. Buffett and the Coral Reefers will take the stage shortly after 8 pm.

Be sure to keep an eye on the Big Top Tour channel on USTREAM. Live video of Saturday’s show in Tampa was streamed at times, and they may do it again for this show.

Update – Zac Brown will be in the house tonight. They rehearsed “Where The Boat Comes From” during soundcheck today (photo right). Buffett also invited Zac to sing on “A Pirate Looks at Forty” and “Margaritaville.” Other songs shown on USTREAM were “Take Another Road” and “Tampico Trauma.”

View the full Under The Big Top Tour schedule here. Though most shows are sold out through TicketMaster, you can still find tickets through ticket reseller sites like Stubhub or TicketsNow.